It seems my prediction that University of Swaziland (UNISWA) students won’t take lying down the news from the government that their scholarships are to be slashed is coming true.
UNISWA students were due to abandon classes today (12 November 2009) and march to the Ministry of Labour and Social Security ‘en masse’ to deliver a petition on scholarships.
The students are already angry that the allowances they already receive are not enough. Now they are told they will no longer get scholarships to cover food and accommodation.
In the present political climate in Swaziland anything might happen. In the recent past UNISWA students have been tear-gassed and shot at with rubber bullets when they tried to peacefully protest to government.
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